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Season Four Episode One

The first episode back did not disappoint me. June is as brave as she always have been. That’s what trying to get your child back that was taken from you look like. She is going through some changes to get there, but hopefully she will find Hanna.

June and her friends make it to a farm outside of Boston and are staying with a Commander and his young wife, Mrs. Keys. Mrs. Keys looks to be 14 years or younger and it’s sad since she was forced to marry this man. Mrs. Keys is a little scary at first, but June will get her in line.

June is still healing from her gunshot wound and is in constant pain. But that does not stop her from making plans to keep moving. The farm seems safe for now, but Gilead is still looking for her. She and her friends will not be safe until they reach Canada.

Commander Joseph is put in prison for helping June. Aunt Lydia is beat up by the Guardians. Rita is trying to adjust to her new life in Canada. Fred and Serena are told the June got 86 children out of Gilead. And to make it more interesting, Serena finds out she is pregnant. Now, what is that all about? Thought she could not get pregnant. So much is going on!

Way to start a season!!!

Season Five

Teresa Mendoza is back. She is still in New Orleans; and I’m surprised after all the drama she went through with the judge. Also, Tony was killed last season. James is back and Pote does not trust him. I think Teresa will give him a chance.

Teresa in the first two episodes she sets out to get more business and goes to New York City. She is not trusting the Russian group right now, and looking for someone else to move her product. She arranges to meet with the Dominicans; and it doesn’t go so well. Her Russian friends are feeling left out after they learn of her new business partners.

Teresa is as tough as ever and I’m looking forward to see what she will do this season. She wants to build a legitimate business; and she needs clean money to do it. Let’s see where the road takes her. I’m thinking James will be a big help for her. She will always have Pote watching her back. Life of a Queen Pin.

Season 5, Episode 13 Brotherly Love

This is the episode I have been waiting for. Randall and Kevin come together to talk about issues. I can see Kevin’s view both ways of seeing and ignoring the problems that Randall had growing up. Not being in Randall’s shoes, his family had no idea what he was going through. Granted his father did his best. Even with trying to make Randall feel special, it wasn’t the same.

Not just brothers coming together, but brothers of different races coming together. What a powerful episode. I was kind of nervous at first and didn’t think the two would come together. They did and it was needed, especially for Randall. I was impressed that Kevin admits to not doing anything to help Randall.

Watch the episode and enjoy it just as much as I did. It will have you a little teary eyed but worth it. More families and friends need to be having these conversations now.

Episode 11

Kevin and Madison get a surprise visit from Uncle Nick. This is a man who has not been on a plane since he was in the war. So why is he there?

The entire episode was about Uncle Nick. I guess they wanted us to get to know him better. He is not really one of my favorite characters, so the spend the entire episode on him was a little disappointing. They did throw in some scenes with Kevin in them also. Kevin is surprised that he came.

We did learn that Nick lived with his parents after the war. He did fall in love with a girl who wanted him to go to California but he decided at the last minute not to go.

Not sure yet what really happened between him and Jack. Watch the show yourself, you may like it.

Episode 10

The Pearsons navigate through their day to day lives.

Randall tries to stay out the way at home and retreats to the outside patio. Beth’s Mom comes to visit and puts Beth in an intense mood. Beth thinks her Mother is watching her every move to criticize. We all get like that at one point with our parents. Come to find our her Mother is not judging her at all, but likes the noise and the conflicts among the kids. Her Mother lives alone and the only noise she hears is the outside noises. Beth feels bad about that and invites her Mother it stay with them a little longer.

Kate and Toby are getting worried about their finances. Toby lost his job due to the pandemic and looking for one is very stressful for him. Kate is trying to be supportive and positive about the situation. Kate offers to get a part time job and Toby at first does not want her to do that. They go to Kevin’s for dinner and Toby does not want him to know about his job lost. Kevin finds out by accident and offers them money which Toby refuses. The dinner becomes awkward and Toby later apologizes to Kevin.

Kevin just wants all of his family to live together on a compound. He wants to try to create the family relationships he had as a child, not aware that everything was not always rosy. Kevin thinks that since he has all this money, that he can just busy things for his sister but gets push back. Kevin seems happy with his new life with Madison and the twins; but I’m thinking he is just playing a role. I could be wrong. Let’s wait and see.

Uncle Nicky comes to town unexpectedly, so we will see why he left his secluded trailer.

The Big Three are going through their own individual issues. They continue to deal with their ups and downs separately mostly because of the pandemic. Randall and Kevin are still at odds. Kate is trying to stay out of it.

Kevin has flashbacks of his father when he begins to lift weights and his struggle to be the best. He remembers going on a road trip with this Dad to a football training camp. Kevin gets a roll in a movie and he stresses about being the best. The movie crew is moved to Vancouver; and Kevin has to decide if he will continue with it. Madison will be due soon and Kevin afraid he would miss the birth.

Kate has flashbacks of her pregnancy and afraid to tell Toby her abortion. She later goes to meet Marc to confront him about the way he he treated her; which then explains a lot to do with her weight gain. Kate and Toby’s birth mother is due soon and they are preparing for the new arrival.

Randal is still in defense of what is happening in the world. He is accidentally on livestream partially undress, and it goes viral. A Vietnamese man sees the video and contacts Randal stating he knew his birth mother. Randall and Beth agree to meet him in New Orleans. He learns about his birth mother and is more at ease.

Returns tonight on AMC at 9pm. Can’t wait!!!

This show is on Showtime and a must see. I finished the series and it will hook you. It’s only one season, but has 10 episodes.

Judge Michael Desiato is what you would call a fair judge. He tries to help people and makes the best judgement he can in his court room. His judgement is not followed when it comes to his family. He starts to do everything he would not normally do.

Michael’s teenage son Adam is faced with an accident that will change his life forever. Adams hits a motorcycle rider, tries to help the rider who is a teenager, but panics and leave the scene after calling 911. Adam stops for gas on the way home. Adam gets home and puts his bloody clothes in the washing machine. Adam takes a shower. Adam does everything but stays at the scene until the police arrives. He makes so many mistakes.

When the judge gets home, he finds Adam in a panic. Michael finally gets the story out of Adam, and realizes he has to go to the police station; Adam needs to turn himself in. Micheal and Adam get to the police station wanting to do the right thing. Michael decides to go in first to let the police know what had happened, but sees the parents of the teenager that was killed; and realize the father is the leader of a dangerous crime family. Michael then decides to leave the police station and not turn Adam in.

Each episode after that continues with Michael trying to cover up for Adam. In each episode, Michael gets deeper and deeper. Michael gets more people involved as the season goes on. Michael has decided to take the fall for his son’s action. He will do everything he can to protect Adam.

The last episode was a big surprise that must not be missed. It’s like everything coming in full circle. Didn’t give you a lot of details, so you can enjoy it yourself. If you don’t have Showtime, you will miss out on a great show. It would worth the free trial.

Season Five is back!! You can watch on Hulu.

Season One thru Five

I must say, I thought I would never watch this show. With shows on hiatus right now, I had to find something to watch. I must say, it was a great choice. I could not stop watching to write each season separately.

Noah and Alison. What a pair. They start out meeting for the summer on the island that Noah and his family is visiting for the summer. Noah’s family – his wife Helen and four kids I will say. They are staying at her rich family’s summer house. Noah is a professor and Helen owns a store. They have the lives where they can let the school finish for the kids and spend the entire summer away from home.

Alison is someone who you will have to get to know in the seasons. She is a local from the island and spends her summers working while the rich families have fun. Alison is no stranger to hard work and is a waitress at the local restaurant there. She is married to Cole who has a local ranch and gives lessons to the rich kids. Alison is also a very troubled soul. She and Cole had a lost and have never gotten over it. She spends her entire life trying to correct the mistakes that were made.

Noah is someone who I believe to be honest but makes so many mistakes. He spends his whole life making up for what he has done wrong to his family. You get to know him a lot better after the first episode. He is complex yet simple. He is gentle yet rough.

The entire series is about how families are torn apart by tragedy and no one gets over it. Each season goes through members of the family at are effected by it. Believe me, it is not the life that most of us have and we definitely don’t have the same problems. But looking through the lenses of their lives is refreshing.

In the end, the show comes to a complete circle. What happened in prior generation does effect the future generation in this show. You will see that most things can be solved if the person lets it. Very good writing for the show and you will be pleased with the outcome.